澳大利亚潜艇公司(ASC)90年代承接建造六艘柯林斯级新型柴电潜艇(水上航行利用柴油发动机,水下潜行利用蓄电池),第一艘已于1993年8月下水。据称这是西方世界最大的柴电攻击型潜艇,排水量3000吨,艇长78米,直径8米,配备最高级自动化机动/管理系统——由Saab公司制造的组合 The Australian submarine company (ASC) undertook the construction of six new Collins-class diesel-electric submarines in the 1990s (the use of a diesel engine on a marine voyage and the use of a battery for underwater diving). The first vessel was launched in August 1993. It is said to be the largest diesel-fired attack submarine in the western world with a displacement of 3,000 tons and a 78-meter boat with a diameter of 8 meters and a state-of-the-art automated mobility / management system - a combination made by Saab